A caregiver assistance system helps caregivers manage the care of patients and the beds that support the patients. The system monitors tasks associated with the patients, such as caregiver rounding tasks, bed sore assessments, and/or fall risk assessments, and forwards completed tasks to an EMR server. The system also monitors the state of the beds and determines compliance with one or more healthcare facility protocols. Over time, the system gathers data from multiple beds regarding how often the beds are in compliance with the healthcare facility protocols and produces reports of the compliance levels to assist administrators in managing their healthcare facilities. The system may further monitor how quickly caregivers responds to one or more alert conditions relating to the beds and/or patients, and generate reports for the administrators regarding such response times.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
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APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING GLENOID PROSTHESES
Various apparatus and methods for implanting glenoid prostheses are disclosed. In various embodiments, a kit for shoulder surgery can include a partial reaming guide having a patient-matched surface shaped to conform to a scapula of a patient, the partial reaming guide configured to limit glenoid reaming about a reaming axis to only a portion of a glenoid; and an anchor peg channel guide having a patient-matched surface shaped to conform to a portion of the glenoid, the anchor peg channel guide having a channel offset from the reaming axis.
A caregiver assistance system helps caregivers manage the care of patients and the beds that support the patients. The system monitors tasks associated with the patients, such as caregiver rounding tasks, bed sore assessments, and/or fall risk assessments, and forwards completed tasks to an EMR server. The system also monitors the state of the beds and determines compliance with one or more healthcare facility protocols. Over time, the system gathers data from multiple beds regarding how often the beds are in compliance with the healthcare facility protocols and produces reports of the compliance levels to assist administrators in managing their healthcare facilities. The system may further monitor how quickly caregivers responds to one or more alert conditions relating to the beds and/or patients, and generate reports for the administrators regarding such response times.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TIMING FOR FLUORESCENCE BASED BLOOD FLOW ASSESSMENT
A computer-implemented method for indicating a stage of movement of a fluorescence imaging agent through tissue includes, at a computing system: receiving a plurality of fluorescence imaging frames capturing a fluorescence imaging agent moving through the tissue; determining a stage of movement of the fluorescence imaging agent through the tissue as the fluorescence imaging agent moves through the tissue; and providing an indication to a user, as the fluorescence imaging agent moves through the tissue, that indicates the stage of movement of the fluorescence imaging agent through the tissue.
A61B 5/0275 - Measuring blood flow using tracers, e.g. dye dilution
A61B 1/06 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
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Additive Manufacturing of Porous Coatings Separate From Substrate
An implant is produced by fabricating first and second layers. The first layer of repeated and truncated building units is fused together to define pores. The second layer of repeated and truncated building units are fused together to define pores and fused onto the first layer of truncated building units. The first and the second layers form at least part of a porous portion of the implant. The formed porous portion is attached onto a base portion of an implant. The truncated building units of each of the first and the second layers are in the form of spatially overlapping three-dimensional shapes.
B22F 3/00 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the manner of compacting or sinteringApparatus specially adapted therefor
A mechanical CPR device having one or more of a piston, a driving component configured to extend the piston toward a patient's torso and retract the piston away from the patient's torso, a controller configured to control the driving component to at least compress the patient's torso by extending the piston from a reference position to a depth and retracting the piston from the depth to the reference position, and a contact member such as one or more of a pressure pad and a suction cup attached to the end of the piston. The contact member can include a semi-adhesive material that has low adhesiveness when the controller controls the driving component to compress the patient's torso less than 60 times per minute and high adhesiveness when the controller controls the driving component to compress the patient's torso more than 60 times per minute.
A powered caster drive system for facilitating movement of a mobile medical device along floor surfaces includes at least one powered caster assembly including a wheel, a wheel support arranged to support the wheel, and a steer lock assembly. The steer lock assembly is operable between a steer locked state that impedes swiveling of the wheel about a swivel axis, and a non- steer locked state. The at least one powered caster assembly also includes a hub motor interposed between the wheel and the wheel support. The caster drive system is operable between a first state to operate the hub motor to selectively modulate application of torque to the wheel during operation of the steer lock assembly in the steer locked state, and a second state operable to inhibit the hub motor from generating torque to drive the wheel during operation of the steer lock assembly in the non-steer locked state.
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Implants comprising living tissue; Biological tissue grafts; Biological tissue cultures for medical purposes Surgical implants comprising artificial material; Artificial biomaterials for augmentation of bone and tissue for medical purposes; Synthetic bone grafts
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Implants comprising living tissue; Biological tissue grafts; Biological tissue cultures for medical purposes Surgical implants comprising artificial material; Artificial biomaterials for augmentation of bone and tissue for medical purposes; Synthetic bone grafts
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Implants comprising living tissue; Biological tissue grafts; Biological tissue cultures for medical purposes Surgical implants comprising artificial material; Artificial biomaterials for augmentation of bone and tissue for medical purposes; Synthetic bone grafts
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Waster Receiver For Receiving A Pharmaceutical Waste Material
A waste disposal system with a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall of a receiver body of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of the cover in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. The receiver body may be formed from two shells. A reaction agent is positioned within the container volume and spaced apart from a bottom wall of the receiver body. The reaction agent may be positioned within the container volume between the lock passageway and/or a solid receiver volume, and opposing sidewalls of the receiver body. A support may maintain the position of the reaction agent within the container volume.
A61B 50/36 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles
A61B 50/00 - Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
A61B 50/30 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
A61B 50/37 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles for absorbent articles, e.g. bandages, garments, swabs or towels
A61B 50/39 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles the containers containing antimicrobial, antiviral or disinfectant agents
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61M 5/32 - NeedlesDetails of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hubAccessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the bodyDevices for protection of needles
A62D 3/30 - Processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless, or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances by reacting with chemical agents
An electrolytic detachment device for use with a delivery wire attached to a vaso-occlusive device via an electrolytically severable joint. The detachment device is configured for assessing if a successful electrolytic detachment event has occurred based on electrical parameter information, and resetting the electrical parameter information if the measured elapsed time reaches an elapsed time threshold. The detachment device is also configured for assessing if the successful electrolytic detachment event has occurred during a fixed time period of an electrolytic detachment cycle based on the generated electrical parameter information, and extending the electrolytic detachment cycle only if the successful electrolytic detachment event has been assessed to have not occurred during the fixed time period. The detachment device is also configured for incrementally increasing an electrolytic work threshold to which measured electrolytic work can be compared to assess if the electrolytic detachment event has occurred.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods
Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to stemmed and stemless humeral anchors for use in shoulder arthroplasty procedures. For example, the humeral anchor can include a first end, a second end, and an interior surface extending between the first end and the second end. The interior surface can be disposed about a recess disposed between the first end and the second end. The recess can be configured to secure a coupling of a shoulder articular body directly to the interior surface.
A surgical robotic system includes a manipulator with a plurality of links and an end effector. The end effector includes a body member, a surgical tool configured to be coupled to the body member, and a handle being rotatably mounted to a portion of the body member. The handle has a tactile interface that is operatively coupled to a target. A sensor is supported by the portion of the body member. For any rotational position of the handle, the sensor is configured to sense the target in response to actuation of the tactile interface. Controller(s) are coupled to the sensor, and responsive to the sensor sensing the target, the controller(s) enable a command to control the manipulator to alter an orientation of the surgical tool.
In an example, a urine diversion device includes a liquid-impermeable backing, a user interface coupled to the liquid-impermeable backing, a fluid manifold between the liquid-impermeable backing and the user interface, an internal cavity between (i) the fluid manifold and (ii) the user interface or the liquid-impermeable backing, and a fluid inlet that is configured to receive a fluid through at least the user interface into the internal cavity. The fluid manifold includes a first aperture in fluid communication with the internal cavity, a second aperture that is coupled to a fluid outlet, and one or more conduits that extend from the first aperture to the second aperture. Responsive to a vacuum pressure applied to the fluid outlet, the fluid manifold is configured to evacuate the fluid from the internal cavity, through the first aperture, along the one or more conduits, and through second aperture to the fluid outlet.
The invention comprises a fusion implant system for a generally u-shaped bone staple in which the staple is provided on a storage block with the two side legs in an un-splayed position, and an inserter having two triangular shaped pivoting handles has detachable tips that engage the staple on the storage block such that when the handles are aligned one over the other in a congruent position, the tips force the side legs into a splayed configuration at 90° and a sliding block holds the handles in this position to allow the staple to removed from the storage block and tamped using the inserter handles into respective bone.
An assembly for preparing bone stock includes a shell comprising a base having a support surface, and a lid. The base and lid have a void space therebetween. A carriage is disposed at least partially within the void space, and moveable across the support surface. The carriage comprises a wall, at least a portion of which is resiliently deformable. The wall cooperates with the base to define a preparation chamber, and a removal element configured to remove soft tissue from the bone stock is disposed at least partially therein. The resilient portion of the wall is configured to deform when bone stock is positioned between the removal element and the wall. The carriage is configured to receive power from a drive train to actuate movement of the carriage across the support surface, and the removal element is also configured to receive power from the drive train.
A method is disclosed for making a glenoid guide that includes obtaining scapula surface profile information of a specific patient, providing a manufacturing plan for making the glenoid guide having at least one patient specific contact surface configured to contact a portion of the glenoid rim or glenoid surface and for making the guide having a rotation control feature forming member, and adapting the manufacturing plan to specify the location of the rotation control forming feature relative to a portion of the glenoid determined to benefit from augmentation based on the surface profile information.
A kinematic mounting assembly includes a first mount component having a first and second elongated mount surfaces spaced relative to one another. The kinematic mounting assembly also includes a second mount component having a third and fourth elongated mount surfaces spaced relative to one another. The kinematic mounting assembly further includes an interface component disposed between the first and second mount components. The interface component includes an interface body and a first elongated kinematic coupler and a second elongated kinematic coupler coupled to the interface body. The first elongated kinematic coupler is engageable with the first and third elongated mount surfaces. The second elongated kinematic coupler is engageable with the second and fourth elongated mount surfaces.
A medical device for indicating a chest compression depth, including a first electrode assembly structured to be disposed on a chest of a patient, a second electrode assembly structured to be disposed on a back of the patient, and a processor configured to determine a chest compression depth as a proportion of chest height based on a first impedance measurement between the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly when the chest is not compressed and a second impedance measurement between the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly when the chest is compressed.
An oral care device includes a brush head stem and a brush head. The brush head stem includes a distal end and an internal fluid channel extending to the distal end. The brush head is coupled to the distal end. The brush head includes a first side, a second side, a plurality of first bristles, and a first foam section. The second side is opposite the first side. The first bristles extend from the first side. The first foam section includes a first foam aperture. The first foam section is coupled to the brush head such that the plurality of first bristles extend through the first foam aperture.
A robotically-assisted surgical system includes a robot and a computer. The computer is programmed to provide a user with an option to combine a first cutting stage of a surgical plan with a second cutting stage of the surgical plan in response to determining that the first cutting stage is eligible for combination with the second cutting stage by comparing first characteristics of the first cutting stage with second characteristics of the second cutting stage. The computer is also programmed to, absent selection of the option, control the robot to provide the first cutting stage and the second cutting stage sequentially and also to, in response to user selection of the option, control the robot to provide a unified cutting stage based on the first cutting stage and the second cutting stage.
A distraction frame includes a table mount for removably mounting the distraction frame to a surgical table; at least one horizontal strut mounted to the table mount; at least one vertical strut mounted to the at least one horizontal strut; and at least one distractor mounted to the at least one vertical strut, wherein the at least one distractor is configured for connection to a limb of a patient and for applying a distraction force to the limb of the patient; wherein the table mount comprises at least one wheel for selectively supporting the table mount above the floor and the at least one horizontal strut comprises at least one caster for selectively rollably supporting the at least one horizontal strut on the floor so that the distraction frame can be selectively moved to the surgical table supported by the at least one wheel and the at least one caster.
A61B 17/02 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for holding wounds open, e.g. retractorsTractors
A61B 17/66 - Compression or distraction mechanisms
A61F 5/04 - Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbsDevices for distractionsSplints
A61F 5/042 - Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbsDevices for distractionsSplints for extension or stretching
A61F 5/37 - Restraining devices for the body or for body partsRestraining shirts
A61G 7/005 - Beds specially adapted for nursingDevices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame tiltable around transverse horizontal axis, e.g. for Trendelenburg position
A61G 13/04 - Adjustable operating tablesControls therefor tiltable around transverse or longitudinal axis
A control console for a powered surgical tool. The console includes a transformer that supplies the drive signal to the surgical tool. A linear amplifier with active resistors selectively ties the ends of the transformer primary winding between ground and the open circuit state. Feedback voltages from the transformer windings regulate the resistances of the active resistors.
A61B 18/18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
A61B 90/98 - Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
H02M 3/158 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output without intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
H03F 1/02 - Modifications of amplifiers to raise the efficiency, e.g. gliding Class A stages, use of an auxiliary oscillation
A robotically-assisted surgical system includes a robot and a computer. The computer is programmed to provide a user with an option to combine a first cutting stage of a surgical plan with a second cutting stage of the surgical plan in response to determining that the first cutting stage is eligible for combination with the second cutting stage by comparing first characteristics of the first cutting stage with second characteristics of the second cutting stage. The computer is also programmed to, absent selection of the option, control the robot to provide the first cutting stage and the second cutting stage sequentially and also to, in response to user selection of the option, control the robot to provide a unified cutting stage based on the first cutting stage and the second cutting stage.
A method of evaluating soft tissue tension surrounding a hip of a patient uses navigation and software to track positions of a femur and a pelvis of the patient in real time. The method begins with intra-operative reduction of a femoral implant into an acetabulum of a patient and retrieval of first coordinates of a femoral head center of the femoral implant when the femoral implant is in a reduced position. Performance of a shuck test follows where the femur is distracted relative to the acetabulum. Retrieval of second coordinates of the femoral head center occurs when the femoral implant is distracted from the acetabulum, and a difference between the first coordinates and the second coordinates in a coronal plane is used to determine a shuck length vector.
A61B 17/88 - Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
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FLUID PRESSURE OSCILLATOR DRIVEN DYNAMIC PRESSURE NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR A CATHETER
A navigation assistance device (16) for use with an outer elongate intravascular device (12) having a device lumen and an inner elongate intravascular device disposed within the device lumen. The navigation assistance device (16) comprises a pressure chamber (70), a rotary hemostasis valve (RHV) configured fluidly coupling the pressure chamber to the device lumen and for allowing passage of the inner elongate intravascular device therethrough, and a fluid pressure oscillator (66) configured for oscillating a fluid pressure in the pressure chamber, such that a fluid pressure within the device lumen is oscillated, thereby mechanically vibrating the outer elongate intravascular device.
A61M 25/01 - Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
A61M 25/06 - Body-piercing guide needles or the like
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods
A61B 17/22 - Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the bodyImplements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bonesSurgical instruments, devices or methods for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrationsSurgical instruments, devices or methods for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
A61M 39/06 - Haemostasis valves, i.e. gaskets sealing around a needle, catheter or the like, closing on removal thereof
An aspiration modulation device for use with an aspiration catheter and a vacuum source. The aspiration modulation device comprises a pressure manifold comprising a manifold cavity having a pressure chamber configured for containing a variable volume of pressure modulating fluid, a vacuum outlet configured for fluidly coupling the vacuum source to the pressure chamber, and a vacuum inlet configured for fluidly coupling the aspiration catheter to the pressure chamber. The aspiration modulation device further comprises a fluid pressure oscillator configured for oscillating the variable volume of the pressure modulating fluid within the pressure chamber, thereby modulating a vacuum pressure within the pressure chamber.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
A61B 17/22 - Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the bodyImplements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bonesSurgical instruments, devices or methods for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrationsSurgical instruments, devices or methods for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ROBOT REGISTRATION USING FREE-FORM PATH
A surgical system includes a manipulator in a base coordinate system and a navigation system in a localizer coordinate system. The manipulator includes a tool and the navigation system includes a tool tracker. A control system controls movement of the tool and the tool tracker along a free-form path. The control system obtains a dataset related to movement of the tool tracker along the free-form path and obtains a dataset related to movement of the tool along the free-form path. The control system maps the datasets relative to one another to establish a relationship between the localizer coordinate system and the base coordinate system.
A method of treating a sinus cavity of a subject includes advancing a distal portion of a light source through a drainage pathway of a sinus cavity and into the sinus cavity and visually observing a transdermal light emitted from the light source. A distal portion of a substantially rigid inner guide member of a balloon dilation catheter is advanced into the drainage pathway, the balloon dilation catheter including a movable shaft including a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. The movable shaft and balloon are advanced distally over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place a portion of the balloon in the drainage pathway whereby the balloon is inflated.
A61M 29/02 - Inflatable dilatorsDilators made of swellable materials
A61B 1/06 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods
A61B 17/24 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or noseTongue scrapers
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systemsDevices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61B 90/30 - Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
A61B 90/50 - Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
A61F 5/08 - Devices for correcting deformities of the nose
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HYPOTUBE PROXIMAL CONNECTION TO A HUB AND INTERLOCK TOOL FOR HANDLING A HYPOTUBE
Medical devices comprising an elongated hypotube having an inner liner and an outer jacket, and a hub adhesively attached to a proximal end of the hypotube. A hub bond region at the proximal end of the hypotube at which the hub is adhesively attached has an open cut pattern which allows the inner liner to bond to the outer jacket through the open cut pattern that facilitates an effective bond between the hypotube and the hub and avoids air ingress as well as delamination of the outer jacket from the hypotube. A work holding device for securing a hypotube during processing. The work holding device includes a tube having an interlock junction on its distal end for coupling to a mating junction on a proximal end of the hypotube.
Techniques For Modifying Tool Operation In A Surgical Robotic System Based On Comparing Actual And Commanded States Of The Tool Relative To A Surgical Site
A surgical system and method of operating the same. A manipulator supports and facilitates movement of a surgical tool along a tool path relative to a surgical site. Controller(s) determine commanded states and actual states of the surgical tool relative to the tool path for a plurality of time steps. The controller(s) detect at least one deviation between the commanded states and the actual states of the surgical tool for at least one of the plurality of time steps. The controller(s) respond to the deviation by modification of one or both of: a feed rate of the surgical tool; and the tool path.
A docking station for a medical device is described. In some examples, the docking station includes a frame and a base plate coupled to the frame. At least a portion of the base plate is coupled to a lower portion of the frame. In some examples, an electronic connector of the docking station is configured to couple to the medical device and to provide power to the medical device when the medical device is docked to the docking station. In some examples, a docking mechanism is coupled to an upper portion of the frame and configured to retain the medical device.
E04H 1/12 - Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
B60P 1/64 - Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading the load supporting or containing element being readily removable
B60R 15/00 - Arrangements or adaptations of sanitation devices
H01R 13/631 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure for engagement only
H01R 33/76 - Holders with sockets, clips or analogous contacts, adapted for axially-sliding engagement with parallely-arranged pins, blades, or analogous contacts on counterpart, e.g. electronic tube socket
H01R 33/90 - Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holdersSeparate parts thereof adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
H01R 33/97 - Holders with separate means to prevent loosening of the coupling or unauthorised removal of apparatus held
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
A system includes a container defining an internal chamber, a piston in the internal chamber, a spring coupled to a wall of the container and the piston, an inlet configured to receive a liquid into the internal chamber, and a bottom valve. The inlet includes a top valve that is actuatable between an open state and a closed state. The system has an armed state in which the piston is positioned in a top portion of the container, the spring is in a stretched state, and the inlet is decoupled from a urine diversion device. The system also has an active pumping state in which the piston moves in a direction from the top wall towards the bottom wall due to the spring moving from the stretched state towards a relaxed state while the inlet is coupled to the urine diversion device and the top valve is open.
A manifold for connection to a waste collection vacuum device. The manifold includes suction port tubes and a vacuum port that define interconnected fluid communication pathways such that no walls define proximal and distal ends of the manifold. Tabs are coupled to at least one of the interconnected fluid communication pathways. The tabs interface with keyed surfaces of the waste collection vacuum device so as to facilitate positive location and mechanical fixation with the waste collection vacuum device. A web of material may extend between the suction port tubes to increase torsional strength of the manifold. There may be two webs of material with each coupled to opposing pairs of four suction port tubes. The vacuum port may be a single vacuum port.
A61B 17/16 - Instruments for performing osteoclasisDrills or chisels for bonesTrepans
A61B 10/00 - Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposesOther methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determinationThroat striking implements
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
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VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICES FOR OCCLUDING BLOOD VESSELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
A vaso-occlusive device includes: an elongated member having a primary configuration when the vaso-occlusive device is in a constrained condition; wherein the elongated member forms a three-dimensional structure having a secondary configuration when the vaso-occlusive device is in an unconstrained condition, the three-dimensional structure comprising: a first pyramidal portion comprising a first set of at least three first loops lying within at least three different respective first planes that are non-parallel and non-perpendicular with respect to each other; and a first helical section formed from the wire and extending proximally from the first pyramidal portion.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
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Systems and Methods for Configurable Defibrillator Displays and Patient Care Reports
Example implementations relate to displaying sensor data on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of an external defibrillator based on data priority and user preference. An example method includes displaying, on a GUI of an external defibrillator, a first vital sign channel with real-time sensor data from a sensor. The method can further include detecting a second sensor is connected to the external defibrillator, and determining, based on a priority, a position of a second vital sign channel including second real-time sensor data on the GUI. The second vital sign channel is configured to change positions on the GUI. The method can further include changing at least one characteristic of a selected vital sign channel and displaying the changed characteristic of the selected vital sign channel.
Extended reality systems and methods for use in a surgical procedure involve a head-mounted device (HMD) comprising an HMD display positionable in front of a user's eyes and a sensing system to sense control inputs of the user. Controller(s) coupled to the HMD receive control inputs from the sensing system to establish a pose of a view coordinate system in which to present a virtual object (e.g., a virtual information panel) related to the surgical procedure. The pose can be established using a virtual alignment guide. The controller(s) define the view coordinate system relative to a world coordinate system after the pose of the view coordinate system is established. The controller(s) recognize surgical information, and in response, automatically present the virtual object on the HMD display combined with a real-world view and at a predetermined position and orientation within the view coordinate system.
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systemsDevices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
A61B 34/00 - Computer-aided surgeryManipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 90/50 - Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
A method of controlling a robot of a surgical system includes monitoring positions of a first interaction point defined relative to a surgical instrument and as second interaction point defined relative to the surgical instrument, determining a first force feedback based on a first interaction between the first interaction and a boundary based on a first stiffness, determining a second force feedback based on a second interaction between the second interaction point and the boundary based on a second stiffness, and controlling the robot to provide a combined force feedback based on the first force feedback and the second force feedback.
Extended reality systems and methods for use in a surgical procedure involve a head-mounted device (HMD) comprising an HMD display positionable in front of a user's eyes and a sensing system to sense control inputs of the user. Controller(s) coupled to the HMD receive control inputs from the sensing system to establish a pose of a view coordinate system in which to present a virtual object (e.g., a virtual information panel) related to the surgical procedure. The pose can be established using a virtual alignment guide. The controller(s) define the view coordinate system relative to a world coordinate system after the pose of the view coordinate system is established. The controller(s) recognize surgical information, and in response, automatically present the virtual object on the HMD display combined with a real-world view and at a predetermined position and orientation within the view coordinate system.
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systemsDevices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
48.
Surgical Handpiece System For Driving Surgical Pins And Related Accessories
A pin driver attachment system is provided. The system includes an input shaft to be coupled to a handpiece housing including a motor. The input shaft receives torque from the motor. The input shaft has a first drive portion having a first bore for connecting to a first surgical pin having a first diameter and a second drive portion having a second bore for connecting to a second surgical pin having a second diameter. The first bore is coaxial with and smaller than the second bore. First and second flexible couplers are secured to the input shaft and associated with the first and second bores. Each coupler has an annular shape and is movable between an engaged position and an unengaged position to secure and release the respective surgical pin to the respective bore. The first coupler has a smaller cross-sectional area than the second coupler.
An example method includes generating first filtered data by applying a first filter to physiological parameter data representing the physiological parameter; generating second filtered data by applying a second filter to the physiological parameter data; and determining a first index by analyzing the first filtered data. The example method further includes determining that the first index is greater than a first threshold and lower than a second threshold; and in response to determining that the first index is greater than the first threshold and lower than the second threshold, displaying the second filtered data. Upon expiration of a time period after outputting the second filtered data, the method further includes determining a second index by analyzing the first filtered data; generating a first treatment recommendation by analyzing the second index; and displaying the first treatment recommendation.
A patient support apparatus comprises a support structure, a user module, and a controller. The user module comprises a display and indicator panel that has a plurality of indicia, each associated with a monitored condition. First light emitters are arranged to project light to illuminate the indicia and second light emitters are arranged to project light off a reflective surface. The controller is coupled to the display and the light emitters, and is configured to, in response to a change in a state of one of the monitored conditions, generate on the display a state indicator corresponding to the change in the state and activate the light emitters such that a color of the light projected by the light emitters matches a color of the state indicator.
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursingDevices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/10 - Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
A method of transporting equipment modules to an incident scene with an comprises: determining an initial location of the incident scene; dispatching an ambulance loaded with the autonomous mobile response unit and a plurality of equipment modules to the initial location; determining a refined location of the incident scene; selecting a first equipment module; dispensing the first equipment module from the ambulance onto the autonomous mobile response unit; deploying the autonomous mobile response unit from the ambulance at the initial location; communicating the refined location of the incident scene to the autonomous mobile response unit; generating, with the navigation system, a drive path from the initial location to the refined location; and driving, with the drive system, the autonomous mobile response unit loaded with the first equipment module based on the drive path such that the autonomous mobile response unit travels from the initial location to the refined location.
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
G05D 1/228 - Command input arrangements located on-board unmanned vehicles
A method of controlling a robot of a surgical system includes monitoring positions of a first interaction point defined relative to a surgical instrument and as second interaction point defined relative to the surgical instrument, determining a first force feedback based on a first interaction between the first interaction and a boundary based on a first stiffness, determining a second force feedback based on a second interaction between the second interaction point and the boundary based on a second stiffness, and controlling the robot to provide a combined force feedback based on the first force feedback and the second force feedback.
A surgical system includes a manipulator in a base coordinate system and a navigation system in a localizer coordinate system. The manipulator includes a tool and the navigation system includes a tool tracker. A control system controls movement of the tool and the tool tracker along a free-form path. The control system obtains a dataset related to movement of the tool tracker along the free-form path and obtains a dataset related to movement of the tool along the free-form path. The control system maps the datasets relative to one another to establish a relationship between the localizer coordinate system and the base coordinate system.
A femoral prosthetic component includes a patellar guide portion, a pair of condyles projecting from the guide portion and forming an intercondylar notch therebetween, a bearing surface, and an interface surface configured to face a resected surface of a femur. The interface surface comprises an anterior face and a posterior face, and is substantially contoured between the anterior and posterior face to match a contoured surface of the femur. The substantially contoured interface surface may include at least one planar surface portion to about a flat cut portion in the surface of the femur. This planar surface portion may be a distal flat at a distal face of the interface surface. The contoured interface surface may alternatively include a plurality of planar surface portions. The femoral prosthetic component is configured such that preparation of the bone to match the interface surface results in minimal resection of the distal femur.
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
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Goods & Services
Implants comprising living tissue; Biological tissue grafts; Biological tissue cultures for medical purposes Surgical implants comprising artificial material; Artificial biomaterials for augmentation of bone and tissue for medical purposes; Synthetic bone grafts
57.
PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS SYSTEMS WITH TELEVISION DETECTION
A headwall unit is mounted a headwall of a hospital room and acts as a communication conduit between a bed (or other patient support apparatus) and a conventional communications outlet built into the headwall of the hospital room. The communications outlet is communicatively coupled to a standard nurse call system and an in-room television. The headwall unit is adapted to wirelessly forward audio signals from a remotely positioned nurse to the bed, and to receive wireless audio signals corresponding to a patient's voice from the bed and to forward the received audio signals to the communications outlet. The headwall unit is further adapted to detect infrared communications from both the bed and a television remote control. Communications from the television remote control are automatically analyzed by the headwall unit to determine the type of television in the room and the correct signals to use for controlling the television.
Disclosed herein are surgical systems and methods for patellofemoral tracking and patellofemoral joint balancing using the same. The method can include attaching a marker to the patella, monitoring its movement during knee flexion-extension to generate a kinematic profile, and using this data to resect the patella and select a patellar trial. The patellar trial can be analyzed in the same fashion, creating a second profile for selecting the final patellar implant by comparing pre- and post-resection kinematics.
A medical sensor is disclosed for mounting within a medical device. In one embodiment, more than one medical sensor is mounted to a printed circuit board using surface mount technology to accurately place the medical sensors in predetermined positions. The medical sensor is a sensor for measuring a force, pressure, or load. The medical sensor is manufactured in a process that supports consistency, matching, reliability, and performance. The medical sensor comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer overlying the substrate, and four strain gauges overlying the dielectric layer. Interconnect and pads are formed overlying the dielectric layer. The interconnect couples the four strain gauges into a full bridge Poisson gauge and couples the pads to the full bridge Poisson gauge. The active strain gauges are placed in a predetermined location on the substrate that support measurement of a force, pressure, or load applied to the substrate.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
G01L 1/22 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluidsMeasuring force or stress, in general by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress using resistance strain gauges
60.
Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Providing Medical Treatment Feedback
A method of providing assistance to a rescuer to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is disclosed. The method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors regarding CPR compressions. The method also includes determining, on a real-time basis, a CPR parameter value for each CPR compression. The method also includes determining a summarized CPR parameter value based on each CPR parameter value. The method also includes determining whether summarized CPR parameter value satisfies a CPR threshold value. In response to determining whether the summarized CPR parameter value satisfies the CPR threshold value, the method includes causing a user interface to provide feedback information for assisting the rescuer to perform CPR on a patient.
A61H 31/00 - Artificial respiration by a force applied to the chestHeart stimulation, e.g. heart massage
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
61.
DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF A DRESSING IN A NASAL CAVITY
In an example, a nasal dressing delivery device includes a handle, an inner shaft extending distally from the handle, and an outer sheath extending distally of the handle. The inner shaft includes a plurality of prongs that are moveable between a closed state and an open state. The inner shaft is disposed in a lumen of the outer sheath. The outer sheath is moveable relative to the inner shaft. When the outer sheath is in a proximal position, at least a portion of the prongs are distal of the outer sheath such that the prongs transition from the closed state to the open state. When the outer sheath is in a distal position, the outer sheath covers the at least the portion of the prongs such that the outer sheath maintains the prongs in the closed state and prevents the prongs from transitioning to the open state.
Control consoles and methods for supplying a drive signal to a surgical tool are provided. The control console comprises a transformer with primary and secondary windings. The primary winding receives an input signal from a power source and induces the drive signal in the secondary winding to supply the drive signal to the surgical tool. A first current source comprising a leakage control winding is coupled to a path of the drive signal. The primary winding induces a first cancellation current in the leakage control winding to inject into the path of the drive signal to cancel leakage current. A sensor coupled to the path of the drive signal outputs a sensed signal to provide feedback related to leakage current. The sensor may connect to a second leakage current cancellation source and/or a fault detection stage. The power source may be variable and may also energize the second current source.
A portable medical device for adjusting a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a particular CPR treatment protocol from one or more CPR treatment protocols. The particular CPR treatment protocol may include a ratio of a number of chest compressions to ventilations for administering during a CPR cycle. The processor is configured to receive a CPR time period for the CPR treatment for the CPR treatment, to determine a number of CPR cycles for the CPR treatment based on the particular CPR treatment protocol, and to calculate a time duration of the CPR treatment based on the number of CPR cycles of the particular CPR treatment protocol. The processor is configured to compare the time duration to the CPR time period and to modify the particular CPR treatment protocol or CPR time period based on the comparison.
An automated image checking suite, software program, and method to automatically evaluate whether medical imaging data of a target anatomy is acceptable to facilitate surgical planning for the target anatomy. The automated image checking suite is configured to execute one or more automated checks to determine, for example: if medical imaging data was scanned according to acceptable configuration settings; if target anatomy in the medical imaging data is acceptably captured within a boundary of the medical imaging data; if the patient moved during scanning; if a required feature of the target anatomy, which must be fully captured in the medical imaging data to acceptably facilitate surgical planning of a selected implant relative to the target anatomy, is acceptably captured within the boundary of the medical imaging data; and/or if the medical imaging data acceptably shows an intended type of target anatomy and an intended operative side of the target anatomy.
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
A computer-implemented method for evaluating a medical image exhibiting air, fat, a bone, and a motion rod. The computer-implemented method includes automatically performing the following: identifying, from the medical image, intensities of the bone, the motion rod and at least one of: air or fat; obtaining a bone mineral density equivalent value of the motion rod and the at least one of the air or the fat; determining a bone mineral density calibration factor based on a relationship between the identified intensities and a bone mineral density equivalent values of the motion rod and the at least one of the air or the fat; and determining the bone mineral density of the bone within the medical image based on the bone mineral density calibration factor.
A61B 6/58 - Testing, adjusting or calibrating thereof
G06T 17/20 - Wire-frame description, e.g. polygonalisation or tessellation
G06V 10/75 - Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video featuresCoarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approachesImage or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces using context analysisSelection of dictionaries
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
G16H 50/50 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
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SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, AND OTHER MEDICAL PROCEDURES
A method for predicting a type of surgery required for a patient comprises: receiving imaging data including at least one image acquired of a patient's anatomy; determining at least one parameter of the patient's anatomy based on the image data, the at least one parameter including at least one of a B-score and a C-score; receiving patient data regarding the patient; generating, based at least in part on the at least one parameter and the patient data, a predicted procedure for the patient; and outputting the predicted procedure for display within a graphical user interface (GUI).
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
68.
Distraction Device With Disposable Force Sensor Pod
A method includes providing a distraction device, and providing, separate from the distraction device, a disposable force sensor pod configured to be removably coupled to the distraction device. The method also includes communicating, by the disposable force sensor pod, information relating to distraction of a joint by the distraction device to a computing system.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
G01L 1/22 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluidsMeasuring force or stress, in general by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress using resistance strain gauges
69.
Automated Pre-Checks To Evaluate Whether Medical Imaging Data Is Suitable For Surgical Planning Purposes
An automated image checking suite, software program, and method to automatically evaluate whether medical imaging data of a target anatomy is acceptable to facilitate surgical planning for the target anatomy. The automated image checking suite is configured to execute one or more automated checks to determine, for example: if medical imaging data was scanned according to acceptable configuration settings; if target anatomy in the medical imaging data is acceptably captured within a boundary of the medical imaging data; if the patient moved during scanning; if a required feature of the target anatomy, which must be fully captured in the medical imaging data to acceptably facilitate surgical planning of a selected implant relative to the target anatomy, is acceptably captured within the boundary of the medical imaging data; and/or if the medical imaging data acceptably shows an intended type of target anatomy and an intended operative side of the target anatomy.
A patient transport apparatus includes a support structure including a base, a litter, and a lift assembly for adjusting the pose of the litter relative to the base. The apparatus also includes a battery, a primary user input device, and a controller configured to operate the lift assembly between a suspended mode and an operating mode to drive the lift assembly when a charge state of the battery is above a predetermined charge threshold. The apparatus also includes a backup system for operating the lift assembly in the suspended mode. The apparatus also includes a sensing system including at least one sensor for providing signals representative of the pose of the litter to the backup system. Based on the pose of the litter, the backup system is configured to operate the lift assembly to prevent collisions of the litter with floor surfaces during operation in the suspended mode.
A61G 7/005 - Beds specially adapted for nursingDevices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame tiltable around transverse horizontal axis, e.g. for Trendelenburg position
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursingDevices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
An exemplary device for providing power to a plurality of electronic devices in a surgical environment and for processing multimedia data associated with the surgical environment, comprises: a housing; a plurality of ports exposed on the housing, each port connectable to an electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices in the surgical environment; a first power unit comprising a first power supply and a power distribution unit, wherein the power distribution unit is configured to receive power from the first power supply and distribute the power across the plurality of ports; an audio output port exposed on the housing; a transceiver configured to receive and decode a multimedia signal associated with the surgical environment; an audio amplifier configured to amplify the decoded multimedia signal and output the decoded and amplified multimedia signal via the audio output port; and a second power unit configured to power the audio amplifier.
A manifold for collecting a tissue sample with a medical waste collection assembly. A body portion of a housing is removably engaged with a manifold receiver to provide a suction path from an inlet fitting receiving a suction line. A cap portion may be removably coupled to the body portion. A tray may be removably positioned within an accessory sleeve of the cap portion. A filter element is disposed within the manifold volume and includes a brim extending distally and radially outwardly from a basket to define a mouth. The mouth is accessible via decoupling the cap portion from the body portion. A step of the neck may engage a flared wall of the brim to axially secure the filter element within the manifold volume. The brim of the filter element may be positioned in abutment with an inner surface of the cap portion.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
74.
Curable Material Dispensing System And Methods Of Operating And Packaging The Same
A system for dispensing curable material. A lead screw is rotatably fixed relative to a first control surface and includes external threads. A locking nut includes internal threads threadably engaging the external threads. The threads provide for rotation of the locking nut about a translation axis when the actuator is in a disengaged position. Rotation of the locking nut permits the lead screw to move proximally along the axis and the compressed curable material to at least partially decompress within a dispensing volume. The threads further provide for distal advancement of the lead screw along the axis when the actuator is in an engaged position rotatably fixing the locking nut about the axis. Methods for operating and packaging the curable material dispensing system are also described.
A61B 17/88 - Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices
B05C 17/01 - Hand tools or apparatus using hand-held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material through an outlet orifice by pressure with mechanically or electrically actuated piston or the like
75.
DEVICE FOR COUPLING A SUCTION TUBE TO A MEDICAL WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM
A device for coupling a suction tube to a medical waste collection system. A housing defines a void space. An inlet port is disposed within the void space and configured to be coupled with the suction tube. The inlet port may be on a tube adapter disposed within the void space with the tube adapter including a rim defining an outlet opening. The housing may define a distal aperture through which the suction tube extends from within the void space. The housing may include a second housing portion fixedly, removably, or pivotably coupled to a first housing portion. The device may include an arm, a lock element positioned distal to the arm, a spine positioned proximal to the lock element and distal to the arm, and/or a catch positioned proximal to the arm, proximal to the lock element, and proximal to the spine.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
Provided herein are methods of performing knee surgery, which include comparing a lateral distal femoral angle (LDFA) of the knee with a medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA) of the knee and determining a pre-disease alignment of the knee therefrom. Additionally, prognostic and diagnostic methods for use in knee surgery as well as methods of determining an angle of resection for a distal femur and/or a proximal tibia during knee surgery are provided herein. Also provided is an apparatus for assisting a surgeon in performing surgery on a knee of a patient, the apparatus comprising a processor configured for performing the aforementioned methods. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the aforementioned methods is also provided.
A61B 17/56 - Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or jointsDevices specially adapted therefor
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
77.
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY AND PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURES
A method for predicting a type of surgery required for a patient comprises: receiving imaging data including at least one image acquired of a patient's anatomy; determining at least one parameter of the patient's anatomy based on the image data, the at least one parameter including at least one of a B-score and a C-score; receiving patient data regarding the patient; generating, based at least in part on the at least one parameter and the patient data, a predicted procedure for the patient; and outputting the predicted procedure for display within a graphical user interface (GUI).
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 34/00 - Computer-aided surgeryManipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for calculating health indicesICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
78.
Techniques For Determining A Pose Of A Patient Transport Apparatus
A patient transport apparatus comprising a support frame, a base, a bracket coupled to the support frame and comprising a channel being non-linear, a frame assembly coupled between the support frame and the base and comprising a slidable member disposed in the channel, the slidable member being moveable between a plurality of different positions in the channel to place the support frame in a plurality of different poses relative to the base. The patient transport apparatus also comprises a sensor configured to detect the slidable member in the channel and produce a reading, as well as a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the reading from the sensor, determine the position of the slidable member in the channel based on the reading, and determine the pose of the support frame relative to the base based on the determined position of the slidable member.
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursingDevices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
Fluid management systems are disclosed that include software-controlled, electro-mechanical devices used in combination with single-use or multi-use tubing sets. Functions of the fluid management systems can include fluid pressurization, fluid warming, fluid deficit monitoring (including flow-based and weight-based), suction, fluid collection, and fluid evacuation (including indirect-to-drain and direct-to-drain options). The systems can be configured based on the surgical environment (e.g., operating room or physician office) as well as other user needs and/or preferences.
A61M 5/44 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for cooling or heating the devices or media
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
A method of implant a knee prosthesis includes forming a bone void at an end of a bone, implanting a void filler in the bone void, and implanting a knee prosthesis onto the end of the bone so that a stem of the knee prosthesis is received by the void filler.
A distal femoral joint replacement system includes a femoral component having condylar articular surfaces, a stem extending from the femoral component, and a void filler for filling a bone void within a femur. The void filler includes a body and a plurality of legs extending from the body. The body has a sidewall defining an opening for receipt of the stem which extends along a length of the body and extends through the sidewall so as to form a side-slot in the sidewall that extends along an entire length of the sidewall. The plurality of legs each have a first end connected to the body and a second end remote from the body. The legs each have an outer surface that tapers between the first and second ends and is configured to register with a corresponding inner surface of a bone void when implanted in an end of the femur.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A patient transport apparatus including a base, a litter, a lift mechanism, a litter extension and a cable assembly. The lift mechanism is interposed between the base and the litter and includes an actuator for moving the litter relative to the base. The litter extension moves relative to a patient support surface of the litter between a plurality of litter extension positions. The cable assembly includes a cable and a cable housing. The cable translates mechanical force applied to a user interface of the letter extension to the actuator. The cable housing is operatively attached to the litter and defines an inner cavity, a guide disposed within the inner cavity. The cable housing retains at least a portion of the cable as the litter extension moves between the plurality of litter extension positions.
A method of manufacturing a surgical implant includes simultaneously forming a first component and a second component of the surgical implant. Formation of the first and second components includes depositing a first quantity of material to a building platform and fusing the first quantity of material to form a first layer of the first and second components. The method of manufacturing also includes depositing a second quantity of material over the first layer of the first and second components and fusing the second quantity of material to form a second layer of the first and second components. The surgical implant is fully assembled upon the completion of the formation of the first and second components.
A61F 2/44 - Joints for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs
B22F 7/06 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools
B22F 10/00 - Additive manufacturing of workpieces or articles from metallic powder
B22F 10/14 - Formation of a green body by jetting of binder onto a bed of metal powder
B22F 10/25 - Direct deposition of metal particles, e.g. direct metal deposition [DMD] or laser engineered net shaping [LENS]
B22F 10/28 - Powder bed fusion, e.g. selective laser melting [SLM] or electron beam melting [EBM]
B22F 10/40 - Structures for supporting workpieces or articles during manufacture and removed afterwards
B22F 10/60 - Treatment of workpieces or articles after build-up
B22F 10/64 - Treatment of workpieces or articles after build-up by thermal means
B22F 10/66 - Treatment of workpieces or articles after build-up by mechanical means
B22F 12/00 - Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturingAuxiliary means for additive manufacturingCombinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices
B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
B29C 64/393 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
A patient support apparatus and a method of notifying persons within a vicinity of the patient support apparatus are disclosed. The patient support apparatus includes a patient support structure for supporting a patient, an actuator for moving the patient, a notification system, and a controller coupled to the notification system and the actuator. The controller receives a selection of a remote control function via a communication network, generates a notification in response to receiving the selection of the remote control function, and transmits an output signal to the actuator based on the selection of the remote control function. The notification system executes the notification prior to the controller transmitting the output signal to the actuator.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursingDevices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A method of calculating leg length discrepancy of a patient including: receiving patient bone data associated with a lower body of the patient; identifying anatomical landmarks in the patient bone data; orienting a first proximal landmark and a second proximal landmark relative to each other and an origin in a coordinate system; aligning a first axis associated with a first femur and a second axis associated with a second femur with a longitudinal axis extending in a distal-proximal direction, wherein the first and second distal landmarks are adjusted according to the alignment of the first and second axes; calculating a distance between the first and second distal landmarks in the distal-proximal direction along the longitudinal axis; and displaying at least one of the distance or a portion of the patient bone data on a display screen.
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 5/055 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fieldsMeasuring using microwaves or radio waves involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
A61B 5/107 - Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
A61B 6/50 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body partsApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific clinical applications
A61B 8/00 - Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
In embodiments, a CPR chest compression system includes a retention structure that can retain the patient's body, and a compression mechanism that can perform automatically CPR compressions and releases to the patient's chest. The compression mechanism can pause the performing of the CPR compressions for a short time, so that an attendant can check the patient. The CPR system can include a user interface that can output a human-perceptible check patient prompt, to alert an attendant to check the patient during the pause. The compression mechanism can during a CPR session retreat a distance away from the patient's chest whereby the patient's chest can expand without active decompression of the patient's chest beyond the chest's natural resting position.
A surgical system includes a surgical handpiece with a three-phase motor; first, second, and third conductive wires; and a power supply coupled to the surgical handpiece via the first, second, and third conductive wires. The power supply is configured to generate a motor drive signal for driving the three-phase motor, with the motor drive signal includes first, second, and third motor drive signals supplied to the surgical handpiece over the first, second, and third conductive wires respectively. The first, second, and third motor drive signals have different phase angles. The surgical system further includes magnetic cores disposed about the first, second, and third conductive wires so as to attenuate common mode current and differential mode current present in the motor drive signal.
A method for the preparation of a patient's skin prior to surgery includes applying a volume of an antiseptic solution to the skin surface prior to surgery in an amount effective to reduce bacteria on the skin surface; and allowing the antiseptic solution to stand on the skin surface for less than three minutes before commencing surgery. The antiseptic solution includes a biguanide and benzyl alcohol, and is comparable to an antiseptic solution containing at least 60% isopropyl alcohol or at least 60% ethyl alcohol at reducing bacteria.
A surgical handpiece system. The surgical handpiece system includes a drill bit having a shank portion and a cutting portion. The surgical handpiece system also includes a surgical handpiece assembly. The surgical handpiece assembly includes a motor and a drive element configured to rotate the drill bit. A depth measurement member is moveable along an axis of the drill bit. A displacement sensor generates displacement signals responsive to movement of the depth measurement member. A depth measurement extension is configured to be coupled to the depth measurement member. The depth measurement extension has an elongated body for receiving the drill bit. The elongated body is sized to accommodate the shank and cutting portions of the drill bit. The elongated body is also sized to prevent passage of the drill bit entirely through the elongated body.
A61B 17/16 - Instruments for performing osteoclasisDrills or chisels for bonesTrepans
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED SPECTRAL ILLUMINATION
Described herein are surgical lights comprising: a plurality of light generating units, each light generating unit comprising: at least one first light emitter that emits light having a first spectrum, at least one second light emitter that emits light having a second spectrum, and at least one optical element configured to mix the light from the at least one first and second light emitters such that the light generating unit emits light that is a mixture of the first and second spectrums; and a controller configured to adjust relative intensities of the at least one first light emitter and the at least one second light emitter to adjust a spectrum of light generated by the plurality of light generating units.
An exemplary method of imaging tissue of a subject using a rolling shutter imager to provide a video stream comprises: sequentially resetting a plurality of rows of pixels of the rolling shutter imager from a first row to a last row; transitioning a liquid crystal shutter from a closed state to an open state; after the liquid crystal shutter is transitioned into the open state and after resetting the last row, illuminating the tissue of the subject with an illumination light for an illumination period to accumulate charge at the plurality of rows of pixels, and after the illumination period ends, sequentially reading the accumulated charge at the rows of pixels from the first row to the last row; generating an image frame from the sequentially read accumulated charge at the plurality of rows of pixels; and adding the image frame to the video stream.
H04N 23/72 - Combination of two or more compensation controls
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor
A61B 1/04 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
A61B 1/05 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
A61B 1/06 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
An example method includes obtaining, by one or more processors, a target atlas of a particular patient on which an arthroplasty procedure is to be performed; selecting, by the one or more processors and based on a comparison of values of the target atlas and a plurality of reference atlases of other patients on which the arthroplasty procedure has been performed, at least one reference atlas of the plurality of reference atlases of the other patients; and determining, by the one or more processors and based on the selected at least one reference atlas, one or both of an implant size and an implant alignment for the particular patient.
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
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Systems And Methods For Guiding Movement Of A Hand-Held Medical Robotic Instrument
The teachings generally provide for a hand-held medical robotic system for use with a surgical tool, the system comprising an instrument comprising a hand-held portion, a tool support coupled to the hand-held portion, and an actuator assembly operatively interconnecting to move the tool support in a plurality of degrees of freedom to place the surgical tool and a localizer. The system additionally comprises a control system configured to determine a state of the surgical tool and determine a position and/or orientation of a reference coordinate system relative to a known coordinate system, activate a guided mode based on a first relationship criteria between the state of the surgical tool and the reference coordinate system, and deactivate the guided mode based on a second relationship criteria between the state of the surgical tool and the reference coordinate system, wherein the first relationship criteria and the second relationship criteria are different.
A connector for attaching a fluid source to a surgical tool includes a body extending along an axis and defining a lumen within the body. The lumen has a lumen proximal end configured to receive fluid from the fluid source. The fluid is transported through the body by the lumen. An attachment portion extends from the body transverse to the axis and is configured to releasably attach the body to an exterior surface of the surgical tool. The body and the attachment portion are integrally formed by additive manufacturing.
A waste collection system for collecting medical waste. A mobile rover includes at least one waste container, and a rover controller. A chassis is removably couplable with the mobile rover and includes a vacuum regulator, and a chassis controller. The chassis controller is configured to control operation of the vacuum regulator based on a pressure signal from a pressure sensor disposed on the mobile rover. The chassis may include a control panel configured to receive an input of and display a vacuum level, and the chassis controller may control operation of the vacuum regulator based on the input. The mobile rover may include plural waste containers, and the chassis may include plural vacuum regulators. The chassis controller may control operation of the vacuum regulators on the chassis to independently regulate the vacuum level supplied to each of the waste containers on the mobile rover.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods
A61B 50/10 - Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
A machine accesses a first image captured prior to initiation of a procedure, where the first image depicts a set of instruments, as well as a second image captured after initiation of the procedure, where the second image depicts a proper subset of the set of instruments depicted in the first image. From the first and second images, the machine may determine that an instrument among the set of instruments depicted in the first image is not depicted among the proper subset of the set of instruments in the second image, and then cause presentation of a notification that indicates the instrument not depicted in the second image is missing. Alternatively, or additionally, the machine may determine whether an instrument among the set of instruments was used in the procedure, and then cause presentation of a notification that indicates whether the instrument was used in the procedure.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 90/90 - Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
Inventive embodiments disclosed herein include a catheter for dilating a sinus cavity lumen. The catheter includes a guide tube, having a proximal end and a distal end, that terminates in a distal tip; a sleeve member annularly positioned over the guide tube, wherein the sleeve member is movable relative to the guide tube and is capable of being advanced over the guide tube; and a balloon coupled to the sleeve member, wherein the balloon can be extendable and inflated at or beyond the end of the guide tube.
A61M 29/02 - Inflatable dilatorsDilators made of swellable materials
A61B 1/06 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
A61B 17/24 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or noseTongue scrapers
A61M 25/06 - Body-piercing guide needles or the like
A61M 29/00 - Dilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies
